+14 PE WFH / Hybrid Datapoint 12 5y
+14 KKR and RJR Nabisco 5 5y
+14 Switching jobs after a month as first-year analyst? 8 5y
+14 This is the year on-cycle begins to lose its status as the default recruitment model 7 4y
+14 Impact of Customer Concentration on Valuation 5 1y
+14 Move from City law into Private Equity (London) 3 4y
+14 PE recruiting from MBB: How important is your rating? 6 5y
+14 Associate in PE to FP&A 6 4mo
+14 1st YR VP Family Office in the Middle East - $400K USD Comp 15 1y
+14 Building Cap Table Management Software 7 3y
+14 How to Go About Possibly Reneging 2 4y
+14 New Mountain vs. GTCR 15 11mo
+14 Does college even matter? 17 11mo
+14 Worth Lateraling for PE? 17 5y
+14 comp expectations be for PE Sr ASO/VP moving to start a corp dev team at a $10b+ EV PE-backed company? 4 2y
+14 Agricultural groups/firms in NY/SF 5 2y
+14 Setting the right LBO entry multiple without information 3 3mo
+14 How do people feel about direct PE at the Canadian pensions? 19 3mo
+14 Do headhunters reach out to all top IBs? 13 3y
+14 Is This Comp Too Low? 7 2y
+14 Growth equity outlook? 9 3y
+14 How do you feel about PE Firms having Giant Internal Ops Teams? 3 5y
+14 Del 6 1y
+14 Breaking into Healthcare Private equity 17 2y
+14 2023 On-Cycle Recruiting 7 5y
+14 VP in PE - Exploring HFs... seeking advice 4 2y
+14 On cycle 2023 8 3y
+14 Short Interview ... Long Conversation 6 5y
+14 Long term career--PE vs AM 5 5y
+14 BREDS vs Ares REPE vs MSREI vs GSAM REPE 21 3y
+14 MF & UMM Private Credit Associate comp/hours 17 5y
+14 MF Analyst, one more H1B Shot, next steps? 10 3y
+14 True Wind 5 4y
+14 Infrastructure PE Interview (Intern) 4 3y
+14 Del 3 3y
+14 SWE to PE/GE internship path? 20 10mo
+14 Direct costs vs COGs / Contribution Margin vs GM 1 2y
+14 Top Tier Tech Firms 9 2y
+14 IB Analyst vs PE Analyst Job Offer 8 10mo
+14 Deal sourcing, do Mezzanine and sub-debt shops originate opportunities direct? 10 5y
+14 Co-Investing 17 10mo
+14 Diligence Organization 6 5y
+14 Deleted 11 3mo
+14 Quality of PE Associates 7 2y
+14 Recruiting at Other PE Funds with the Same Headhunter 7 4y
+14 I want an honest opinion on IB/ER/PE as a career path in 2022 3 4y
+14 Lateral after 2 years - Timeline 10 1y
+14 Are PE analyst programs still the way to go? 11 4y
+14 IB > PE > MBA > ?? 5 2y
+14 Brookfield's $50B deal spree 24 2y
+14 Best chances on breaking into PE long term? 5 4y
+14 Quitting After a Few Weeks? 7 2mo
+14 Bain Capital Credit? 32 4y
+14 BB vs. Vista Equity Partners PE for SA 4 4y
+14 Glendower Capital SOF V 7 3y
+14 Working in PE/IBD - How long is your commute time? 24 4y
+14 Ares Private Equity Low Returns 11 4y
+14 How to spin a career move 5 4y
+14 SF based PEs that hire out of undergrad 11 3y
+14 Lateraling as an Associate vs. Senior Associate 2 3y
+14 What do you hate the most about second round diligence? 9 2y
+14 Thoughts on Sixth Street 11 4y
+14 Favorite/Best Moats in Consumer Brands? 12 2y
+14 Which distressed asset targeted PE fund will bail out Evergrande? 7 4y
+14 Why is Blackstone so dominant? 9 2y
+14 How to find the IRR for a cash+share rollup acquisition? 1 4y
+14 What are the main factors in PE recruiting ? 14 3y
+14 How did you pick your exit opp? 3 4y
+14 Boss says one thing and does another 7 2y
+14 Distressed (Early) Tech Buyout - Revenue vs. EBITDA multiple-basis for entry vs. exit valuation 8 3y
+14 In person superday for PE - who pays for travel? 25 9mo
+14 Investment Idea 13 2y
+14 Could someone clarify what exactly vintage is? (PE) 4 4y
+14 Technical interview questions for those with consulting background 3 3y
+14 How to lateral to sr aso / vp position in PE 3 4y
+14 Are headhunter inbounds ramping back up? 26 2y
+14 Have You Ever Found Fraud during your Diligence Process 12 4y
+14 Growth Equity Interview 4 4y
+14 Private Credit / Direct Lending Headhunters 8 4y
+14 London PE Networking 6 3y
+14 Stop putting your stupid "Board Observer" roles on LinkedIn 13 4y
+14 SaaS/Software modelling 14 2mo
+14 Secondaries - GP-led model 5 9mo
+14 Luminate Capital - Any Info? 10 3y
+14 How Hard is it to Hold Onto Your PE Seat? 10 3y
+14 Call from HR after Superday at a top PE firm, is it a verbal offer? How should I follow up? 13 4y
+14 Audax vs PSG Equity for a finance associate role (both back office) 8 3y
+14 Insight vs. Warburg Pincus Analyst 24 3y
+14 Gryphon Investors SF 18 3y
+14 PC VP Comp 15 3y
+14 Eldridge Industries? 14 8mo
+14 Relationship Between Revenue Multiple Expansion and EBITDA Margin and ROIC 5 4y
+14 Dark Alpha Capital 10 8mo
+14 Should I take this fall internship opportunity? 3 3y
+14 Building a Tech firm - My view - Please advise 9 4y
+14 4-Hour Case Study On Data Analysis? 10 3y
+14 Feeling lost about career 8 4y
+14 Closed deals for current associates? 5 3y
+14 Stuck with LBO model 6 4y
+14 Minimising errors in models and formulas 1 4y

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  • Moelis & Company 01 99.0%
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  • Guggenheim Partners 02 97.9%
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  • Morgan Stanley 02 99.0%
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Professional Growth Opportunities

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